Hamas Leaders to meet President Abbas
Mahmoud Al Zahhar one of Hamas’ prominent political leaders, said on Saturday, that a meeting will be held later this night with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas.The movement also dispatched…
Soldiers at checkpoints; `“Let Hamas feed you`
Palestinians say Israeli soldiers manning West Bank checkpoints are taking out their frustration about the results of the recent Palestinian Legislative Council elections on Palestinians as a whole and workers…
Abbas calls on Hamas to respect P.A obligations
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, to respect the obligations of the Palestinian Authority to the International Community. Abbas made his comments while talking briefly…
Head of Hamas: Truce with Israel possible
Khaled Mashal, the head-in-exile of the Hamas political party, said Friday from Damascus, Syria that Hamas will not recognize the state of Israel, but would be willing to discuss the…
Israeli government mulls tax revenues transfer to PA next week
Israeli Defense establishment is expected to advise Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to transfer to the Palestinian Authority NIS 250 million in tax revenues, which he froze following the Hamas…
Fateh Insiders blame Abbas, Israel for party’s election loss
The exiled leader of the Fateh party’s Central Committee, Farouk Al Qadumi, said Friday that he and many other central figures in the Party blame Abbas for Fateh’s electoral defeat…
Protests re: perceived insult to Islam; Hamas vows to protect Christians
Dr. Mahmoud Zahhar, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, and a leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said on Thursday, that the movement will not allow anybody or group…
Hamas, Abbas, Israel pay separate visits to Egyptian President
Rumors have begun about negotiations taking place with Egypt regarding the Palestinian Authority, as Hamas leaders, Palestinian President Abbas, and the Israeli Foreign Minister were all spotted crossing to Egypt…
World Bank withholds December payment to P.A
The World Bank said on Wednesday that it is withholding the December payment to the Palestinian Authority from a multi-donor reform fund because the P.A did not fulfill its reform…
EU sets conditions for continued PA funding
The European Union (E.U.) on Tuesday set three conditions for the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority (PA) to adhere to in order to continue receiving funding from the E.U. The E.U. Ambassador…
Hamas: Quartet should not ask the victim to recognize the occupation
The Islamic Resistance Movement, (Hamas) who won a majority in the recent Palestinian parliamentary elections, rejected the demands by the Quartet to disarm and recognize Israel. The Quartet’s call…
Human Rights group demands Hamas halt attacks against civilians
The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch sent an appeal to the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanding that they officially end all attacks against civilian targets in…
Human Rights group demands Hamas halt attacks against civilians
The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch sent an appeal to the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanding that they officially end all attacks against civilian targets in…
Human Rights group demands Hamas halt attacks against civilians
The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch sent an appeal to the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanding that they officially end all attacks against civilian targets in…
Human Rights group demands Hamas halt attacks against civilians
The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch sent an appeal to the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanding that they officially end all attacks against civilian targets in…
Meretz: Talks with Hamas possible if halts attacks on Israel
Israeli Leftist party Chairperson, Zahava Gal-On, said on Sunday that holding negotiations with Hamas is possible if the movement declares a complete halt of attacks on Israel, recognizes the country…
Hamas says it’s holding secret talks with the US
Mousa Abu Marzouq, assistant of the head of Hamas’ political bureau reported, on Monday, that the movement has been holding secret talks, in recent period, with the United States on…
Hamas offers truce if Israel withdraws to 1967 border
In an interview Monday with CNN, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar stated that a long-term truce with Israel is possible if Israel were to withdraw its troops and settlers to the…
Israel decides not to transfer tax revenues to PA
A senior Israeli governmental source reported on Sunday that Israel decided not to transfer the tax revenues of the past month earmarked for the Palestinian Authority, Israeli online daily Haaretz…
Al Masry hopes to meet Abbas soon
The newly elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Hamas media spokesperson, Mosheer Al Masry, reported on Sunday that contacts between Hamas and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas are ongoing,…
Al Aqsa brigades rejects partnership with Hamas
Abu Mahmoud, a spokesperson of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh, reported that the brigades will not accept any political partnership with the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas.…
Hamas Chief-in-Exile asks for Fateh Partnership, Challenges Israeli Occupation
Khaled Mashaal, the politburo chief of Hamas, held a press conference today in Damascus, Syria, where he is living in exile. His main message was to the Israeli government: end…
Fischer: ‘Hamas victory in elections will not destabilize Israel’s economy’
Stanley Fischer, Bank of Israel Governor, said during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the victory of Hamas in the Palestinian elections will not destabilize the Israeli economy. .…
Hamas Chief-in-Exile asks for Fateh Partnership, Challenges Israeli Occupation
Khaled Mashaal, the politburo chief of Hamas, held a press conference today in Damascus, Syria, where he is living in exile. His main message was to the Israeli government: end…
Hamas may form ‘government of technocrats’ to relieve int’l pressure
In a bid to relieve some of the international pressure on the party, Hamas may consider forming a government of technocrats with no connection to the radical Islamic movement, stated…
Acting Israeli PM Olmert calls on Hamas to Disarm
In talks Friday evening with Egyptian Prime Minister Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian King Abdullah, Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned that Israel will not negotiate with a Hamas-led Palestinian…
Arab League: Hamas will have to recognize Israel
Hamas will have to accept the Beirut initiative, which calls for full Arab recognition of Israel, despite its declared stands, Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa, said on Friday following…
Katsav: ‘We can advance to peace if Hamas recognizes Israel’
Israeli president, Moshe Katsav, said on Thursday that if Hamas movement is heading for peace, and recognizes Israel, then the two sides can advance for peace. Yet, Katsav said that…
CPT cycles Baghdad Team as hostage crisis continues
Greg Rollins of Surrey, British Colombia, left the Christian Peacemaker Teams Baghdad and made his way back to Canada. He is the first member of the Team that was present…
Netanyahu: ‘No Right of Return, no withdrawal to the borders of 1967’
Head of the Likud Party in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu presented during the Herzliya Conference, on Sunday, the "security-political" agenda for the Likud party, which mainly focused on rejecting any withdrawal…
Labor party to hand over areas in East Jerusalem in peace deal
Israeli media source reported on Saturday that senior officials of the Labor Party announced the party platform which includes the willingness to give up East Jerusalem Arab neighborhoods for a…
Israeli government to discus Sunday retaliation to Tel Aviv bombing
The Israeli ministerial council decided, following the Tel Aviv Thursday bombing, to continue its arrest campaign, and conduct assassinations against fighters in the West Bank, especially against fighters of the…
Poll: ‘Labor, Likud gain more seats as Kadima declines’
Israeli newspaper Haaretz and Israeli TV Channel 10 conducted, on Wednesday evening, a poll which revealed that the Labor Party in Israel is gaining seats at the expense of Kadima…
Hezbollah: ‘Missing Israeli navigator Arad likely dead’
Hasan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese based Hezbollah party said on Wednesday at night that he believes that the Israeli Navigator Ron Arad, who has been missing since 1986 after…
Halutz slams violent settlers
Speaking at a national security conference at Haifa University, on Tuesday evening, Israeli Chief of Staff Dan Halutz addressed attempts of settlers to resettle in the evacuated northern West Bank…
Halutz slams violent settlers
Speaking at a national security conference at Haifa University, on Tuesday evening, Israeli Chief of Staff Dan Halutz addressed attempts of settlers to resettle in the evacuated northern West Bank…
Halutz slams violent settlers
Speaking at a national security conference at Haifa University, on Tuesday evening, Israeli Chief of Staff Dan Halutz addressed attempts of settlers to resettle in the evacuated northern West Bank…
Livni replaces Shalom as a Foreign Minister
The Israeli acting Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, formally appointed Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, from Kadima party, as a Foreign Minister instead of Silvan Shalom, who resigned along with three other…
Report: ‘German Federal Intelligence Service provided passports to Mossad agents’
A report published by the German newspaper Koelner Stadtanzeiger revealed that German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) provided the Israeli Mossad espionage agency with German passports, which were used for carrying…
Peretz tends to announce a ‘new disengagement’
Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, reported that leaders of the Israeli Labor Party are trying to convince Labor Party leader, Amir Peretz, to announce his support to another unilateral withdrawal from…
U.S. reconsiders aid to the PA if Hamas joins government
U.S. diplomatic sources said on Friday that the U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority would be reviewed and possibly reduced if Hamas participates in a government after this month’s Palestinian…
Shalom quits the Israeli government, ends Likud presence
Following a conciliatory meeting with Likud party Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom resigned from the government Friday. Netanyahu had asked, on Thursday, Likud ministers to resign in…
Mofaz demands Abbas to present a detailed plan for disarming resistance
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, demanded the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to present a detailed map which includes a specific timetable for disarming the resistance factions. Mofaz said that the…
Mofaz to Welch: ‘Israel does not intend to allow Gaza-West Bank convoys’
An Israeli source reported on Thursday afternoon that the Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz told the US Secretary of State envoy, David Welch, that Israel is not willing to allow…
Rice: ‘No place for Hamas in political process’
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said that there is no place in the Palestinian political process for Hamas, or any group or individuals who "refuse to renounce terror" and…
Rice: ‘No place for Hamas in political process’
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said that there is no place in the Palestinian political process for Hamas, or any group or individuals who "refuse to renounce terror" and…
Likud ministers expected to resign from government on Thursday
Likud ministers are expected to submit their resignations from the coalition government on Thursday, Israeli V Channel 2 reported, on Wednesday. Channel Two reported that Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu had…
Peres to be named deputy to Olmert
Israeli source reported on Tuesday evening that Shimon Peres will apparently be placed second on Kadima elections list for the upcoming governmental election in March. The deal was struck in…
Sheikh Azzam: ‘Chaos harms our people, resistance’
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine condemned the state of chaos and insecurity in the Palestinian territories, and called on the Palestinian Authority and factions to unite in order to uproot…
World Bank official: Palestinians on verge of bankruptcy
Israeli online daily Haaretz interviewed Nigel Roberts, World Bank representative in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Roberts said that the Palestinian Authority is facing a crisis that could…
Egypt agrees to reopen border
A Palestinian security source reported, on Sunday at night, that Egypt has agreed to reopen its border with Gaza Strip after Palestinian fighters reached an agreement with European officials, and…
Al Batsh: ‘Resistance does not depend on the presence of absence of Sharon’
Khaled Al Batsh, one of the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement, in the Gaza Strip, said that resistance is against the occupation, and its crimes, and does not depend…
Al Batsh: ‘Resistance does not depend on the presence or absence of Sharon’
Khaled Al Batsh, one of the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement, in the Gaza Strip, said that resistance is against the occupation, and its crimes, and does not depend…
Kadima party in a state of uncertainty due to Sharon’s condition
Israeli sources reported that Kadima members were thrown into a state of uncertainty, on Wednesday at night, for the second time in three weeks amid mounting concerns for the leader…
Netanyahu says Likud ministers will resign Sunday
Likud chairman, Benjamin Netanyahu announced, earlier on Tuesday, that the remaining four Likud ministers in the cabinet will resign from the government at the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday. Netanyahu…
Israeli security recommends partial ‘disengagement’ from border town
Israeli security devices recommended the government to evacuate the residents of the Lebanese side of the occupied village of Al Ghagar, into Israel, and compensate them in accordance to the…
Halutz dismisses elite unit officer and a sergeant for refusing orders
The Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Dan Halutz, approved on Monday a recommendation to dismiss an officer and a sergeant in the elite Duvdevan undercover unit of the Israeli army…
Abbas: ‘I’ll delay PLC vote over Jerusalem dispute’
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said, on Monday, that he would delay upcoming parliamentary elections if Israel bars East Jerusalem residents from voting. "We all agree that Jerusalem should be included…
Israeli Peace Bloc demands the release of Barghouthi
The Israeli Peace Bloc, Gush Shalom, demanded the Israeli government on Sunday to release the Palestinian jailed legislator and Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, who is serving several life-terms in Israeli…
Israeli Peace Bloc demands the release of Barghouthi
The Israeli Peace Bloc, Gush Shalom, demanded the Israeli government on Sunday to release the Palestinian jailed legislator and Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, who is serving several life-terms in Israeli…
Israeli Peace Bloc demands the release of Barghouthi
The Israeli Peace Bloc, Gush Shalom, demanded the Israeli government on Sunday to release the Palestinian jailed legislator and Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, who is serving several life-terms in Israeli…
Arab League says it will not stand idle to Israeli measures against Palestinians
Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa said the Palestinian cause is at the top of his priority list and a prime issue for 2006. In an exclusive statement to PNN,…
Palestinians seek $7 billion in investments
Palestinian Minister of Economy Mazen Sinoqrot said today that the Palestinian Authority is seeking to attract foreign investments worth $7 billion. In a press conference in Ramallah, Sinoqrot announced the…
Fateh breakaway faction says in will unite with Abbas
The breakaway Fateh faction has formally announced, on Wednesday, that it would reunite with the Fateh elections list in the January 25 legislative elections, ending a dangerous split in the…
Peretz’ peace plan; `“unified Jerusalem, retain settlement blocs`
The new political agenda of the Labor party in Israel is topped by a call for a unified Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel, thus rejecting any negotiations on…
Arab residents of Israel to protest in Jerusalem
The directors and employees of local authorities of the Palestinians living in Israel will organize, on Tuesday, a Protest near the office of the Israeli Prime Minster Ariel Sharon in…
Sharon’s new party: `“More lands, less Arabs`
Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, published a report on the Political Agenda of Sharon’s new part, Kadima, and revealed that Sharon intends to use the Road Map plan in accordance to…
Tenders to build 228 settler houses in West Bank
The Israeli Housing and Construction Ministry on Monday released tenders to construct 228 new settler houses in two West Bank settlements near Bethlehem.150 new housing units are slated to be…
Arab League warns Israel: let Jerusalemites participate in elections
The Arab League warned Israel today of the dangerous ramifications of its most recent announcement in which it said it did not intend to allow residents of Jerusalem to participate…
UK advises its citizens against traveling to Gaza Strip
The British government advised its citizens, on Friday, not to travel to the Gaza Strip, citing the abduction of two Westerners by gunmen earlier in the week. Until now, the…
U.S. Congress approves transfer of $600 million in aid to Israel
The United States Congress approved, on Friday, the transfer of $600 million in aid to Israel, this aid is to be used to fund joint security projects between Israel and…
Hamas U.S. intervenes in PA elections
In a press release issued, on Wednesday, the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, accused US administration of financing the election campaigns of Fateh candidates ahead of Palestinian general elections. Hamas demanded…
Netanyahu intends to oust far rightist members
Likud chairman, Benjamin Netanyahu, started a series of steps in an attempt to prevent Moshe Feiglin from appearing on the Likud part list. Feiglin was convicted on several charges of…
Poll: `“50% of the Israelis support negotiating with Hamas`
An Israeli-Palestinian poll conducted by Hebrew University’s Truman Institute and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research showed that 50% of the Israelis support negotiations with Hamas, and 62%…
Poll: `“50% of the Israelis support negotiating with Hamas`
An Israeli-Palestinian poll conducted by Hebrew University’s Truman Institute and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research showed that 50% of the Israelis support negotiations with Hamas, and 62%…
Farkash: `“Iran delayed nuclear bid for 2 years as a result of international pressure`
Director of the Israeli Military Intelligence Major General Aharon Ze’evi (Farkash) said on Tuesday that the international pressure exerted on Iran forced it to delay it nuclear development plan for…
Netanyahu: `“I will clear out negative elements in Likud`
The newly elected chairman of the Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Tuesday that will he will strive for unity among party ranks, and vowed to clear out what he…
Israeli Court: `“Dirani cannot receive compensation, but may demand it`
An Israeli court recognized, on Tuesday, the right of the freed Lebanese detainee, Mustafa Dirani to demand compensation for torture and mistreatment, which included sexual assaults; he was subjected to…
Suleiman to visit P.A areas
Egyptian Intelligence Chief, Omar Suleiman, is slated to arrive in the Palestinian territories, on Wednesday, to discuss the recent Palestinian issues, especially the upcoming legislative elections, the Maan News Agency…
Bar-On: `“Sharon will likely to open Kadima session on Sunday`
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is expected to be released from Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem in Jerusalem on Tuesday, and will most likely head the Sunday session of the…
Zeevi: `“West bank and Gaza strip may split into two entities`
Israeli head of Military Intelligence, Major General Aharon Zeevi, said during a cabinet session on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority will most likely split into two independent entities, one in…
Solana: `“Hamas victory may endanger aide to P.A`
Javier Solana, European Union foreign policy Chief, said on Sunday that the E.U could stop its millions of dollars aide to the Palestinian Authority if Hamas wins the upcoming legislative…
Mofaz: `“PA is facing sever crises`
Israeli Deputy Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority is facing sever crises while Hamas is gaining more power and strength, adding that recent split in…
Peres: `“Jerusalem will remain the united capital of Israel`
Former Labor party leader, Shimon Peres, said on Saturday during a press conference with Indian reporters, that Jerusalem will remain the united capital of Israel, forever, but will be “’open…
Fateh movement to discuss unity with the offshoot party
After the clearly apparent division in Fateh movement, and its effects on the movements’ poor showing in local councils elections in the Palestinian territories, officials of Fateh and the emerging…
Fateh movement to discuss unity with the offshoot party
After the clearly apparent division in Fateh movement, and its effects on the movements’ poor showing in local councils elections in the Palestinian territories, officials of Fateh and the emerging…
U.S threatens to cut aid to P.A if Hamas runs elections
The United States House of Representatives said that Palestinian Authority (P.A) risks losing the U.S support if it allows Hamas to participate in the January 2006 Legislative elections. The House…
Trøndelag County decides to boycott Israeli products
Trøndelag County council, in Norway, voted on Friday in support of a decision to boycott the Israeli products; the county includes the third largest city on Norway, Trondheim, which is…
Yedioth Ahronoth poll: `“49% of Israelis support dividing Jerusalem`
Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth conducted a poll which revealed that half if the Israeli public support dividing Jerusalem in the framework of a peace deal with the Palestinians. The joint…
Western diplomats fear Israel will partially implement convoys deal
Western diplomats expressed concerns that Israel will start operating the convoys between the Gaza Strip and the west Bank on a merely token fashion to oblige the American administration, which…
UN Brings Israeli, Palestinian Law Officials Together To Fight Drug Trafficking
Bridging the divide on both sides of the Middle East conflict, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has brought together senior officials from Israel and the Palestinian…
Barakeh says no united Arab list for Knesset elections
Arab member of Knesset Mohammed Barakeh admitted to core disputes that would prevent the formation of a united electoral list for the Arab community, in Israel, in upcoming Knesset elections.…
Sharon: `“Jerusalem will remain the united capital of Israel`
Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, stated on Wednesday evening that Jerusalem will remain the undivided capital of Israel. The statements of Sharon came at a conference held by Or Yarok…
Report: `“Separation Wall affects sick Palestinians`
A report published, on Wednesday, by Physicians for Human Rights Association,(PHR) stated that Israel prevents the Palestinian residents from receiving medical treatment in East Jerusalem Hospitals; since roadblocks set up…
Labor MK’s attempt to convince Peretz not to reject the formation of new government
An Israeli source reported on Wednesday that Amir Peretz, head of the Labor Party in Israel, said that he does not intend to conduct any parliamentary procedure which aims to…
Sharon denies report he would negotiate on Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, issued an official statement, on Tuesday at night, denying reports that he would agree to a compromise on Jerusalem and the establishment of a Palestinian…
Peretz denies any role to oust Sharon, form a new government
Amir Peretz, Labor Party chairman, said on Monday that he does not have any role in a new initiative to oust the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon. The initiative was…
Army reopens the Erez Crossing
A Palestinian security source reported on Monday morning that the Israeli army reopened the Erez (Beit Hanoun) Crossing, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and allowed workers and…
Mofaz joins Kadima party
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, announced on Sunday that he is quitting the Likud and joining the Kadima party, which was formed recently by the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon.…
Two UK lawmakers accuse government of supplying nuclear component to Israel in 1950’s
The British Broadcasting Corporation reported that two British lawmakers accused the British government of covering-up a secret deal under which the UK helped Israel in launching its nuclear program in…